Improvement in harvesters



UNITED ,STATES PATENT GrFIon.

JAMES M.r KELLA. AND MARTIN L. KELLAR, OF BUGKEYE, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARVESTERS.

Specification forming-part of Letters Patent No. 69,679, dated October 8, 1867.

accompanying drawings, forming part ot` thisA specification.

This invention-relates to a new and improved harvested-ot" that class provided with a hori zontal rotary cutting-wheel; and it consists in a peculiar construction and arrangemeut'ot' parts, as hereinafter fully shown and described, whereby 'several advantages are obtained,

V whichf'will be hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, Sheet No. 1, is a pla-n or top view of our invention; Fig. 2, Sheet No. 2, a longitudinal vertical section ofthe same, taken in the line `sc fr, Fig. 1'; Fig. 3, a transverse vertical section ofthe same, taken in thel line y y, Fig. 2. Similarletters ot' reference indicate like parts.

A represents the main frame ofthe machine,.

which is mounted on two wheels, B B, said wheels being placed loosely' ou their axle C, and connected therewith by pawls a and ratchets b, so arranged as to cause the wheels,V

when the machine is drawn forward, to rotate the axle, but not to return the latter when the machine is backed This arrangement is substantially the same as that now applied to the generality of harvesters. vD represents the draft-pole, the rear end of which is secured, by pins c c', between a plate, d, atthe front end of the main frame and a projecting side piece, e, thereof, the rear pin e passing through any of'a series of holes in the plate d, and the projecting end ot' thel side piece e, according to the height required for theouter end of the draft-pole. E represents the grain-platform,A

the front part ot'` which is ot' semicircular form, and has a `grain divider or track cleaner, F, attached to its left-hand or outer side, and a bar, G,secured to its inner side. '(See Fig. l.) To the under sides-of the divider or trackcleaner F and the bar G a circular plate, H, is attached, to the frontpart of which there are secured fingers orguardsf,A through which'the l. teeth g of the circular" cutter I work. `This cutter is underneath the platform E, between it and the inger-plate H, and it is fitted loosely on a fixed standard or arbor, J, which passes up through the grainplatform E. The circular cutter I is attached to a toothed wheel,.K, which gears into a wheel, L, on the lower end of a shaft, hfthe bearin gs ot' which are connected to the part of the linger-plate H between the bar G and the side e ot' the main frame, and on the same shaft h there is keyed or otherwise vsecured a pinion, M, the

teeth of which are composed of cylindrical rods t', of considerable length or height, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. The linger-plate H, at its inner sideadjoiningthe main frame A, has two vertical lips, j j, one at its front and the other at its rear, and these lips [it in slots kl, made in plates N N, attached to the outer side of the side e ot the main frame, the upper parts ot' said'lips, behind the plates N N, having arod, O, passingthrough them. (See Fig. 3.) Each lip j is connected, by a rod, l, with the ends m m of a forked lever-frame, P, the

fulcru'm of which is at n n, the opposite end of said frame being formed with au eye, o, through .which a standard, Q, on the main frame A passesl The upper end of the fixed arbor or standard J is connected, by a link, p, with one end of a lever, R, the fulcrum-piu q ot' which passes through the upper part of a standard, r, on the main frame, and the opposite end of this lever-has an opening or eye made in it for the standard Q to pass through. The wheel K is provided with a hub, s, which vextends up through the grain `platform E,

and has its upper edge provided with ratchetteeth, to engage-with similar teeth cna tube, t, which is placed loosely on the staudardJ above the hub s, and to 'the tube t there is attached a horizontal arm, Si, having a rake, T,

gears into the 'pinion M, and on the axis ot' the wheel V there a bevel-pinion, fl, into `which a bevel-wheel, W, gears, the latter bei'rame.

ing placed loosely on the axle C ot' the main frame A, and connected to it, when desired, by a clutch, at, operated by a lever, X. (See Fig. l.) Y represents the reel, the beaters btt ot which are ol' curved t'orm, to correspond to the curvature ot' the front part of' the grainplati'orm and sickle. Thejournals of the shaft cF ol' the reel are fitted, one in any ot' a series ot' holes in the upper part ot' an inclined bar, dit, attached to the divider or track-clearer F, and the other `journal fitted in an)Y ol' a series ot' notches, cit, in the upper end ot' an inclined bar, gi", attached to the side c ot' the main The reel is driven by a belt, hit, from the axle C. The lever R and lever-frame I) are connected b v a link, (See Fig. 2.)

rlhe operation is as follows: As the machine is drawn along, the circular' cutterl is rotated trom the axle U through the medium ot' the gearing W V )l li K, and the cut grain falls upon the plattorm li, the reel Y perl'orming its usual work. The cnt grain is raked from the platt'orm by the rake T, the rakearm S being rotated owing to the clutch connection ot the tube t with the hub S ot' wheel l. The platform E and cutting apparatus may bc raised at any time, in order to clear obstructions, b v depressing' the right-hand end ot' the lever-frame l) or the lever 1i, both moving simultaneously in consequence ofthe connection i'orined b v the link Byadjust ing the lever-flame 1 and lever R, and securing them ata higher or lower point by a pin passing through the standard (3 the cutter may be adjusted to cut higher or lower, as required, and the rake may be raised independently and rendered inoperative at any time by actuating the rod U. The platform E and cutting apparatus may, by removing the lever R and detaching the reel Y, be turned up to a vertical position, thelipsjj and rod O serving as ajoint or hinge.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The circular cutter l and finger-plate H, arranged in connection with a grain-platterm, E, and attached to thc main frame A, substantially as shown and described, to admit ot' being raised or lowered, or turned up to a vertical position. as set forth.

2. The horizontal revolving' rake-arm S, with rake T attached, and arranged and applied as shown, to admit ot' being' rotated from the hub ot' wheel K, and raised and lowered either simultaneously with or independently ot' the graiirplattbrm and cutting apparatus, substantially as shown and described.

3. The lever R and lever-traine 1, attached, respectively, to the standard J and lips jj, and arranged and combined as shown, for raising and lowering the cutting apparatus.

4. The placing ot' the rake-arm S on the standard J, and connecting it with the hub s oi' the wheel K, and with the rod U and bellcrank y, as shown, to admit ot' the rake being rendered operative and inoperative at any time when desired.

JAMES M. KELLAR. MARTIN L. KELLAR. Witnesses:

THOMAS N. Donn, HENRY HARRISON. 

